[ECOLOG-L] Smithsonian-Mason Global Conservation Studies Program

2011-08-10 Thread David Inouye
Spring/Summer 2012 Graduate/Professional Training Courses and Certificates Smithsonian-Mason Global Conservation Studies Program, Front Royal, VA For more information, visit http://conservationtraining.si.edu or e-mail scbitrain...@si.edu Individual courses offer graduate credit or continuing

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Reply to: 'a few thousand ecologists meet... does anybody know or care?' -- A perhaps radical suggestion

2011-08-10 Thread Wayne Tyson
Ecolog: I hope that the details and the messages between the lines are not lost from Kali's most courageous and intelligent first post. I hope she keeps it up. I also hope that the discussion is not sidetracked from the principles involved to a few (or a few thousand) cases where something

[ECOLOG-L] New Stream Field Guide

2011-08-10 Thread T. Travis Brown
Hello all, We would like to announce the completion of a new book on streams. It is called Pocketguide to Eastern Streams by T. Travis and Shanda Brown. It is an introductory guide to the many types of streams we have in the eastern U.S. and the plants and animals that can be found in and

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc – Genetics of Social Behaviour in Birds, D epartment of Zoology, University of Oxford

2011-08-10 Thread Colin Garroway
Postdoctoral Research Assistant Department of Zoology, South Parks Road, Oxford Grade 7: £29,099 - £35,788 p.a. A postdoctoral position is available, for three years, from 1 November 2011, to study the quantitative and molecular genetic basis and consequences of variation in social behaviour

[ECOLOG-L] Fall Internships Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve

2011-08-10 Thread LuAnn Marotte
The Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve of the University of Minnesota has opportunities for students to work as Research Interns in two types of positions; 1) Plant community ecology and 2) Insect diversity. These positions will run through the end of October or later. Typical work days are

[ECOLOG-L] Climate Watch Magazine (climate.gov)

2011-08-10 Thread Sudhir Shrestha
Hi ECOLOGERS, I wanted to share a very informative ClimateWatch Magazine, part of NOAA's climate.gov Website (www.climate.gov). It is an online magazine for the science-interested public covering topics in climate science, adaptation, and mitigation. ClimateWatch publishes stories and other

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Reply to: 'a few thousand ecologists meet... does anybody know or care?' -- A perhaps radical suggestion

2011-08-10 Thread Kevin Robertson
I appreciate Kali's post and the posts that have followed. As a researcher at a research station with a commitment to outreach and extension to landowners and the general public, I can say that bringing ecology to people can be done, but it takes a lot of hard work. In particular, the effort

[ECOLOG-L] Ecology Promoting Understanding Re: [ECOLOG-L] Reply to: 'a few thousand ecologists meet... does anybody know or care?' -- A perhaps radical suggestion

2011-08-10 Thread Wayne Tyson
Ecolog: While I do agree with almost everything that has been said in these posts as well as those responses received off-list (50% negative, 50% positive; pretty good for me), I hope to ride on Kevin's coattails too, in addition to high-fiving Kali again, and clear up some confusion an